Paducah, KY, USA - The National Quilt Museum, Museum of the American Quilter's Society, welcomed United States Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao with a special tour on October 3rd, during a visit to Paducah.

The museum's Executive Director May Louise Zumwalt, Curator of Collections Judy Schwender and Director of Public Affairs Jessica Byassee provided an interactive tour through the galleries of more than 150 quilts by national and international quilters as well as a display of children's hands-on activities.

The first Kentuckian named to the President's cabinet since 1945, Secretary Chao is married to the United States Senate's Republican Leader, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.

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